Convair B-36 Peacemaker crash, Dec 11, 1953 (9 killed), B...
Convair B-36 Peacemaker accident on December 11, 1953 near Biggs AAF (El Paso) Texas, United States with 9 fatalities. Cause: Pilot disorientation,...
- Date: December 11, 1953
- Aircraft: Convair B-36 Peacemaker
- Location: Biggs AAF (El Paso) Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot disorientation, possibly with confusing GCA instructions as a contributing factor
A Convair B-36 on a transfer flight from Carswell to Biggs AAF struck a mountain slope in the Franklin Mountains while approaching Biggs in poor weather. All nine occupants, eight crew and one passenger, were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.